HG COLLECTION IN FOCUS
Join Dr. Samantha Happé on the last Thursday of each month at 12pm for an intimate 30-minute curator’s talk.
Each month, a different work from a current exhibition will be explored, offering insights into its history, context, and significance within the collection.
APRIL: Older than the Pyramids?
Thursday 30 April, 12 PM
Dating to the Neolithic period, this Cypriot bowl predates written history and is the oldest item in the Hamilton Gallery collection. This talk will examine its material, function, and excavation context, to consider how archaeology constructs narratives around some of the earliest surviving objects.
MAY: Making the Floating World
Thursday 29 May, 12 PM
Step inside ukiyo-e prints. Using Hiroshige’s scenes of everyday life, this talk will uncover the layered process behind these iconic images and the vibrant culture of nineteenth-century Japan.
Tickets available at reception on the day or via Eventbrite.
Hamilton Gallery
$5 pp Includes light refreshments.
Image: Bowl, 6000-5000 BCE, stone, Gift of Col & Mrs H.M. Lewis, Nareen 1983
